Mining Incidents

No 1: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Prater Branch Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hurley Burton
Majestic, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515307

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1515307). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Sharp Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. Innovative Energies Inc 1986 to 1986
  3. Skyco Coal Inc 1986 to 1987
  4. R I B Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  5. Prater Branch Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1991 · 4 incidents

November 27, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prater Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

REMOVED PIECE ROCK ROOF BOLTER AND SPRAINED WRIST,ROCK WAS LYING ON THE ATRS AND NEEDED PULLED OFF.

September 7, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Prater Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE PUSH OUT CAR BUMPED THE MINER JOLTING THE MINER OPERATOR THE VICTIM HAS RETURNED TO WORK FOR ANOTHER CO. HE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK FOR 4 DAYS.

March 27, 1991 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Prater Branch Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING PUSH OUT CAR, HIT HOLE IN MINE JARRING BACK

1990 · 5 incidents

September 27, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Prater Branch Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS JOLTED WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED ON MANTRIP AT ABOUT 15 BREAKS FROM PORTAL SAID HE WASITTING LEANED OVER WHEN HE WAS JOLTED DR COULD FIND NO DAMAGE

September 25, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Prater Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB AND FIRST BOLT STRIKING NECK, HEAD AND SHOULDER, PUSHING VICTIM OVER SIDEWAYS.

August 15, 1990 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Prater Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS HELPING TO TAKE MINER ACROSS SECTION FROM #7 ABOUT MIDWAY OF #1&#2 CROSSCUT THE CAT PAD BROKE ON THE OFF SIDE VICTIM WENT OVER TO OFF SIDE TO CHECK CATPAD A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 8IN THICK 2FT LONG & APPROX 21/2FT WIDE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS LANDING ON CATPAD OF MINER & CAME OFF STRIKING I NAME ON THE LEFT FT & CAVE AREA & LOWER BACK

January 5, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Prater Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS HITTING I.NAME ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

1987 · 1 incident

March 2, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Skyco Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ON MINE A HORSESBACK APPROX 8 FT WIDE 3 FT THICK 20 FT LONG FELL ON TOP OF MINER ROCK BROKE OFF AND FELL OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RT FOOT IT FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND RIB